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From the time of the gold rush to the election of the first woman to the U.S. Congress, Wanton West brings to life the women of the West's wildest region: Montana, famous for its lawlessness, boomtowns, and America’s largest red-light districts. Prostitutes and entrepreneurs--like Chicago Joe, Madame Mustache, and Highkicker flocked to Montana to make their own money, gamble, drink, and raise hell just like men. Moralists wrote them off as soiled doves,” yet a surprising number prospered, flaunting their freedom and banking ten times more than their respectable” sisters.
A lively read providing new insights into women’s struggle for equality, Wanton West is a refreshingly objective exploration of a freewheeling society and a re-creation of an unforgettable era in history.
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Lael Morgan is a journalist whose work has appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, the Los Angeles Times, National Geographic, and the Washington Post. She teaches media writing at the University of Texas–Arlington and is the author of several historical books, including Art and Eskimo Power and Good Time Girls of the Alaska–Yukon Gold Rush.
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"A fascinating history...offers a lively glimpse of the women from the 'wanton' West." —BUST
"A fascinating story, well told." Booklist
"With a well expressed appreciation for her subject, Morgan reveals how the prostitutes who followed the hordes of miners and soldiers paved the way for more traditional female settlers." —Publishers Weekly
"Morgan's subject, improperly treated, could easily devolve into a lascivious catalog, but she has an important larger point: The independence of these women inspired the independence of women who did not engage in the sex trade, and it's no accident that women had the right to vote and served in political office well before they did in other parts of the country. A useful addition to Western Americana and women's studies." Kirkus
One of the 10 best non-fiction books of 1998.” LA Times on Good Time Girls of the Alaska Yukon Gold Rush
Well-researched and deftly written . . . unique perspective and splendid period photos . . . Recommended.” Library Journal on Good Time Girls of the Alaska Yukon Gold Rush
"A fascinating story, well told." Booklist
"With a well expressed appreciation for her subject, Morgan reveals how the prostitutes who followed the hordes of miners and soldiers paved the way for more traditional female settlers." —Publishers Weekly
"Morgan's subject, improperly treated, could easily devolve into a lascivious catalog, but she has an important larger point: The independence of these women inspired the independence of women who did not engage in the sex trade, and it's no accident that women had the right to vote and served in political office well before they did in other parts of the country. A useful addition to Western Americana and women's studies." Kirkus
"Lael Morgan has a nuanced understanding of the frontier women who lived in the red-light zone. Her stories are poignant, sometimes hilarious, and always compassionate." Ann Maxwell, New York Times best-selling author (as Elizabeth Lowell and A.E. Maxwell)
One of the 10 best non-fiction books of 1998.” LA Times on Good Time Girls of the Alaska Yukon Gold Rush
Well-researched and deftly written . . . unique perspective and splendid period photos . . . Recommended.” Library Journal on Good Time Girls of the Alaska Yukon Gold Rush
With prodigious research and agile prose, Lael Morgan charts the lives and fortunes of women and men who seized their best chance in the cribs, brothels, dance halls, and boxing rings of Montana’s frontier. Prepare for a rollicking read.” Mary Murphy, Montana State University
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- Publication date2011
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